The Sleep of Aborigines

The Sleep of Aborigines
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Publisher : Steerforth Italia
Total Pages : 178
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ISBN-10 : UOM:39015055451663
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Rating : 4/5 (63 Downloads)

Synopsis The Sleep of Aborigines by : Rick Harsch

The third novel in the acclaimed Driftless Trilogy, now available as a paperback original, opens with a dead man, a failed writer named Rick Harsch, floating face down in a swimming pool, his hat and narrative still in place. Spleen, twin brother of the hero of The Driftless Zone, arrives, determined to solve the murder. Along the very unusual way, however, he'll stumble ominously in Harsch's steps toward the truth of a crime far darker than the mere murder of a writer, as Harsch himself haunts the pages from above and below. A smart, cool and satirical story with an edge.

Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia

Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia
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Publisher : Sydney University Press
Total Pages : 240
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ISBN-10 : 9781743323878
ISBN-13 : 1743323875
Rating : 4/5 (78 Downloads)

Synopsis Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia by : Dianne Johnson

Written by anthropologist Diane Johnson, Night Skies of Aboriginal Australia has been in demand since its publication in 1998. It is a record of the stars and planets which pass across night-time.

The Aborigines of Australia

The Aborigines of Australia
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Publisher : Hyperion Books
Total Pages : 188
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ISBN-10 : HARVARD:32044042085035
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Rating : 4/5 (35 Downloads)

Synopsis The Aborigines of Australia by : Roderick J. Flanagan

Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines

Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 420
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ISBN-10 : 0486427099
ISBN-13 : 9780486427096
Rating : 4/5 (99 Downloads)

Synopsis Myths and Legends of the Australian Aborigines by : W. Ramsay Smith

For many of their campfire tales, the aboriginal people of Australia looked to the skies, where they found a twinkling text of morals and stories within their own version of the zodiac. Today, the starry birds, fishes, and dancing men that provided a backdrop to life Down Under for thousands of years have found a new popularity beyond Australia. With this colorful compilation of oral traditions, readers can savor the tales as they were told by their aboriginal narrators. Footnotes throughout the text clarify occasional obscurities, providing background on aboriginal life and customs as the need for explanation arises. For the most part, however, the author allows the myths to speak for themselves, without any attempt to support or disprove anthropological theories. The myths range in nature and tone from reverent recountings of the origins of the world and human life, to legends about the roots of religious and social customs, to fanciful and humorous animal fables. Unabridged republication of Myths and Legends of the Australian Aboriginals, Ballantyne Press-Spottiswoode, Ballantyne & Co. Ltd., London, n.d., ca. 1930. Index. 63 black-and-white illustrations.

Aborigines and the Sport of Kings

Aborigines and the Sport of Kings
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Publisher : Aboriginal Studies Press
Total Pages : 165
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ISBN-10 : 9781922059543
ISBN-13 : 1922059544
Rating : 4/5 (43 Downloads)

Synopsis Aborigines and the Sport of Kings by : John Maynard

Aborigines and the ‘Sport of Kings’ celebrates the significant and exciting Aboriginal involvement in Australian racing history. A remarkable history considering that Australian Aboriginal people’s first contact with the European animals caused them bewilderment and terror because violent massacres and unprovoked vicious attacks were conducted from horseback. However, within a short period they adapted and shed their fears. Over time they caught horses and taught themselves to ride, using sheets of bark as makeshift saddles. Settler accounts record Aboriginal people’s uncanny affinity with horses; their excellence in caring for them and in riding. So, moving from the skilled workers who were the backbone of the Australian pastoral industries to racing horses was an obvious step. Amongst the many Aboriginal jockeys highlighted in the book are Merv Maynard, Norm Rose, Frank Reys, Richard Lawrence 'Darby' McCarthy and Leigh-Anne Goodwin, Australia's first female Aboriginal jockey to ride a winner at a metropolitan track.

Aboriginal Australia

Aboriginal Australia
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Publisher : Macmillan
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 0702230510
ISBN-13 : 9780702230516
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Synopsis Aboriginal Australia by : Colin Bourke

With an analysis of the traditional, colonial, and contemporary experiences of indigenous Australians, this study examines various facets of the lives of Aboriginal Australians and shows how their struggles enrich the Australian community as a whole. Insightful and engaging, this reference presents an investigation on the continual struggle facing Aboriginals to maintain a strong identity and heritage while actively participating in and contributing to the modern world.

Life in the Cold

Life in the Cold
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Publisher : UPNE
Total Pages : 324
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ISBN-10 : 0874517850
ISBN-13 : 9780874517859
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Life in the Cold by : Peter J. Marchand

A third edition of a classic work on cold climate ecosystems, updated with a new chapter on mammals and birds.

The Secret River

The Secret River
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Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Total Pages : 466
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ISBN-10 : 9781459620032
ISBN-13 : 1459620038
Rating : 4/5 (32 Downloads)

Synopsis The Secret River by : Kate Grenville

'Winner of the Commonwealth Writers Prize and Australian Book Industry Awards, Book of the Year. After a childhood of poverty and petty crime in the slums of London, William Thornhill is transported to New South Wales for the term of his natural life. With his wife Sal and children in tow, he arrives in a harsh land that feels at first like a de...